Our instructors have a track record that has proven real care and investment in their students. Our company is interested in each individual student, not in creating an "education factory".
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ACT Classroom Courses, SAT Classroom Courses, Private Test Prep (1-on-1 tutoring)
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Stephen Heiner has been tutoring since 1996 and is the only SAT/ACT tutor in the Kansas City Metro to be interviewed about test prep and college counseling on television (KCTV, KSHB), radio (KCTE 1510 and KCUR 89.3) and in print (Kansas City Star, 435 South, Ingram's, Kansas City Small Business Journal, Kansas City Business Magazine, Johnson County Gazette). He has developed and personally trained a posse of instructors at Get Smarter Prep who share his passion for teaching and consistently obtain score increases for their students.
When he’s not busy trying to take over the world or get his students into the colleges of their choice, Stephen is busy as a writer, traveler, and skier. He has been published numerous times and runs a small publishing house.
Stephen’s degree is in English Literature, with minors in Catholic Studies and Business. He also spent 4 years in the US Marine Corps as a Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense specialist.
Stephen is a proud member of the Overland Park Rotary Club and the KVC General Board, is a founding member of the Rockhurst student organization "Great Minds Think" and is serving this academic year as the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's Plains' Region Student Ambassador.
In the remaining time he has left to him apart from the activities listed above, apart from sleeping and eating (when he can and when he remembers, respectively), Stephen is pursuing (very part-time) his Masters in Business Administration from Rockhurst University. |
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Scott Tidwell has been working closely with students since 1996. As a math and philosophy major, he breaks the conventional paradigm that those who can use an abacus don’t necessarily know the etymology of the word. A co-founder of Get Smarter Prep, Scott loves training new instructors and is known as "the Eliminator" in his winnowing to get the "best of the best" instructors in Kansas City.
When not teaching students at the university level, Scott enjoys spirited discussions over multiple double espressos about the relevance of Hegel or why the Axis Powers really lost.
Scott holds a M.A. in Philosophy from California State University, Los Angeles, and a M.S. in Algebra and Logic from the University of California at Irvine.
Scott is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of California at Los Angeles. |
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Gina Posladek has been teaching and tutoring students since 2004.
Originally from Leawood, Gina has spent time abroad in Scotland before returning to her KC roots.
When not teaching, Gina is often at home watching the KU Jayhawks win basketball games, or she is having culinary adventures testing new recipes.
Gina has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas, and a M.S. in Energy Systems and the Environment from the University of Strathclyde (that's in Scotland, in case you didn't know. Don't worry, we only knew because she was teaching with us before she left for there). |
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After seven years working for Internet startup companies and content providers, Jeff Lewis has returned to the classroom to pursue a career in education. He has been tutoring professionally since 2006, working with students of all ages to improve their math skills from arithmetic to calculus. He enjoys students' transformation from being intimidated by math to conquering it.
When not attending class or working at the Math Resource Center at Johnson County Community College, Jeff speculates on important issues like "What is the deal with those Others from 'Lost'?" An avid sports fan and historian, Jeff has coached junior high boys' basketball and has written about sports statistics and history for several websites. He is a member of the Association for Professional Basketball Research.
Jeff is finishing a B.S. in Secondary Math Education. |
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ACT Classroom Courses, LSAT
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Majid Hasan has been teaching test prep since 2006, when, as a poor college student, he realized he desperately needed a part time job. His teaching career began at a big-box test prep company teaching the LSAT and then the ACT. After finishing his undergrad, he began working at the Kauffman Foundation and switched test prep companies to Get Smarter Prep.
Majid has a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Kansas. He currently teaches the ACT and LSAT (Law School Admissions Test), and can be found procrastinating the completion of his law school applications. |
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Stefan Vogler has been tutoring and teaching classes at various academic levels since 2002. Originally from Overland Park, he has moved to Kansas City, Missouri after years in the People's Republic of Lawrence, Kansas.
When he’s not in the classroom, Stefan can be found ushering classical music concerts at the Lyric Theater (when he's forgotten to buy tickets) or doing his best to do nothing.
Stefan has his B.S. in Finance from the University of Kansas. When not teaching at Get Smarter Prep, Stefan is very gainfully employed at Ernst and Young, as an overachieving nerd. |
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Cathie Morrison has been teaching, tutoring and advising in the U.S. public school system since 1985. She has taught in two countries and four states. North of the River has been her home for the majority of the past 26 years (there was a small mistake when she found herself in Denver).
Her degree is in Biochemistry with a minor in mathematics and she has a Masters in Secondary Science Education. |
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